Location, watering, fertilizing and more

Location and soil

Tree chillies are not exactly the undemanding plants. They generally prefer a partially shaded place, but often lose their flowers there. Tree chillies do not tolerate wind at all, but it would ensure good pollination. It is best to give your tree chilli a partially shaded and sheltered place, which you provide additional shade during the flowering period.

Plant tree chillies

Dig a planting hole that is slightly larger than the root ball of your chilli, fill it about a third with a mixture of garden soil, sand, compost, Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) and lime. Put your chilli plant in it and fill the hole with substrate. Then pour the chilli on well.

Alternatively, you can plant the chili tree in a tub. This should be big enough (at least 10 liters) and stable enough for a large shrub. Be sure to create a drainage layer (large pebbles or pottery shards) and use loose and permeable substrate with a pH value of around 6.5.

Water and fertilize

Tree chilies have a very high water requirement, especially during the flowering period. The soil / substrate should then always be evenly moist. When the first flowers can be seen, you can use the Fertilize kick off. Either you fertilize every two weeks or you use one Slow release fertilizer.

Tree chillies in winter

Tree chillies are not hardy, they need warm and light winter quarters. Before you overwinter the plant, check for pests. In the spring cut put the tree chilli back before you put the plant back outside.

The essentials in brief:

• ideal location: sheltered from the wind and partially shaded, shady during flowering
• Soil: loose and nutritious, pH value at 6.5
• perennial
• bushy growth
• can grow up to 4 m, usually approx. 1.60 m high
• well suited for planting in pots
• hairy leaves
• purple flower
• particularly thick-fleshed fruits